My botanical desk – Winter nature diary
“Determined that this diary should start off with a bit of flourish, I sallied forth on this fine winter’s day to see what I could …
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My winter garden – early February
I’m lucky as we have a winter garden. It’s my winter therapy to see that there are some plants growing and flourishing in the winter …
One frosty morning
One frosty morning this week the sun was just beginning to rise over the hill in our valley. All was quiet upstairs but outside everything …
Snow in our valley
At last snow arrived albeit for one day! At least Luce and Theo had one day to make snow sculptures and angels and use their …
Hever’s Italian Garden in winter
Hever is one of the most important Edwardian gardens in England, and maintained to a very high standard…The best part is a spectacular five-acre Italian …
Hever Castle – a midwinter’s tale
It’s surreal visiting a British castle that was once home to Anne Boleyn, Heny VIII’s second wife who lost her head, as well as William Waldorf Astor, …